Cheektowaga is a town in Erie County,New York,United States. As of the 2020 census,the town has grown to a population of 89,877. The town is in the north-central part of the county,and is an inner ring suburb of Buffalo. The town is the second-largest suburb of Buffalo,after the Town of Amherst.
Lancaster is a town in Erie County,New York,United States,centered 14 miles east of downtown Buffalo. Lancaster is an outer ring suburb of Buffalo. As of the 2020 Census,the town population was 45,106.
William Ballard "Sam" Hoyt III is an American politician from New York. A Democrat,Hoyt is an economic development professional and was a member of the New York State Assembly from 1992 to 2011. He represented the 144th Assembly district,consisting of part of Buffalo,New York,and all of Grand Island,New York,from 1992 to 2011. Hoyt was first elected to succeed his late father,William Hoyt. He resigned from office in 2011 after a sexual harassment suit and he previously was the subject of an ethics investigation in 2008 concerning a two-year sexual relationship with a 23-year-old assembly intern,named Lori Gradwell.
The Diocese of Buffalo is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Western New York in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese within the metropolitan province of the Archdiocese of New York.
Ada L. Smith is an American former politician from New York. A Democrat,Smith served in the New York State Senate. She was convicted of misdemeanor harassment in 2006 after throwing hot coffee onto a member of her staff.
Paul Tokasz is an American politician from New York. He represented District 143 which comprises the towns of Lancaster,and Cheektowaga,and villages of Depew,Lancaster and Sloan,from 1988 to 2006.
Vito Joseph Lopez was an American politician from New York. He was a member of the New York State Assembly,and chairman of the Democratic Party of Kings County.
Charles D. Lavine is a member of the New York State Assembly,representing the 13th district,which includes portions of the towns of North Hempstead and Oyster Bay in Nassau County. First elected in 2004,Lavine is a Democrat.
Micah Z. Kellner is an American politician from the state of New York. A Democrat,he was formerly a member of the New York State Assembly from the 76th district,which includes Manhattan's Upper East Side and Roosevelt Island. Kellner was elected to the Assembly in 2007 and served until 2014,when he did not stand for reelection. In September 2013,he lost the primary election for the Democratic nomination for the New York City Council seat for the 5th District to attorney Ben Kallos. During his Assembly tenure,Kellner was admonished twice by Sheldon Silver,then the Assembly Speaker,based on findings that he had engaged in sexual harassment.
Dennis H. Gabryszak is an American former politician from the state of New York. A Democrat,Gabryszak was a member of the New York State Assembly for the 143rd district from 2007 until his January 2014 resignation.
Aravella Simotas is an American politician who represented District 36,covering parts of Western Queens,which includes Astoria and parts of Long Island City,in the New York State Assembly as a member of the Democratic Party.
Cristina Garcia is an American educator and politician who served in the California State Assembly. She is a Democrat who represented the 58th Assembly District,which encompassed parts of southeastern Los Angeles County,including her home city of Bell Gardens. She had served in the Assembly since 2012.
Bill Brough is an American politician who served three terms in the California State Assembly. A Republican,he represented the 73rd district,encompassing southern Orange County. Prior to being elected to the state legislature,he was a Dana Point City Councilman. Previously,Brough served as chief of staff to California State Assemblywoman Diane Harkey,White House liaison at the Department of Veterans Affairs in the George W. Bush administration,and aide to former congressman Christopher Cox. In 2016,he founded the California Legislative Irish Caucus.
Monica Piga Wallace is an attorney and woman from New York State,elected to the New York State Assembly from the 143rd assembly district. The district comprises the entirety of the towns of Cheektowaga and Lancaster. Wallace was elected to succeed Angela Wozniak who did not seek re-election.
The 2017–18 United States political sexual scandals saw a heightened period of allegations of sexual misconduct,harassment and assault,and resulted in the subsequent firings and resignations of American politicians. Some of the allegations are linked to the aftermath of the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse cases starting in October 2017 amid the wider MeToo movement.
Patrick B. Burke is an American politician who serves in the New York State Assembly from the 142nd district,which represents South Buffalo,the City of Lackawanna,and the towns of West Seneca and Orchard Park. Burke is a South Buffalo native.
The Sexual Harassment Working Group (SHWG) is a collective formed in 2018 by seven former New York State Legislature employees who experienced,witnessed,or reported sexual harassment by former New York State legislators and their staff.
Andrew Cuomo,the 56th governor of New York,was accused of sexual harassment by multiple women starting in December 2020,with the accusations covering a range of alleged behavior. He denied all allegations and has apologized for his comments being interpreted as sexually charged. On February 28,2021,New York Attorney General Letitia James announced that she would hire and deputize a law firm to conduct an independent investigation into the allegations. On March 11,the New York State Assembly authorized an impeachment investigation into the allegations. In August 2021,James released an investigatory report which stated that Cuomo sexually harassed 11 women during his time in office,with actions such as unwanted groping,kissing and sexual comments. The controversy surrounding these allegations culminated in Governor Cuomo's resignation from office. Cuomo was replaced by his Lieutenant Governor,Kathy Hochul.
Gina Sillitti is an American Democratic Party politician who represents New York State Assembly district 16,which includes Port Washington,Manhasset,Great Neck,North Hills,East Hills,Flower Hill,Old Westbury,Roslyn Estates,Roslyn Heights,Herricks and Lake Success of Nassau County on Long Island.
New York's 143rd State Assembly district is one of the 150 districts in the New York State Assembly. It has been represented by Monica Wallace since 2017.
